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Elmo has nothing over an Olympic athlete, not in the minds of kids and teens, anyway. While Elmo promotes fruit and vegetables (along with Mrs. Obama), teen Olympians appeared in food ads for food products that aren’t ideal.

Over the years there have been numerous studies about youth sports: the benefits of them, which sports are most popular, which sports are growing, etc. One conclusion from these participation studies that always stands out is the dropout rate: about 70% of children quit playing sports by age 13.

With National Girls and Women in Sports Day being today, it’s a good time to stop to think about what sport participation means for females. Sometimes, it is easy to focus on some of the “bad stories” that come out of youth sport.

With the New Year here, promises to do better in all aspects of life abound. As a coach, maybe you want to be more approachable. Or be more knowledgeable. Maybe you want to win more games than last year.